So sorry for the delay, y'all! I am procrastinating on writing a paper so now is the perfect time to finish my story!
Ok, so Pref day FINALLY got here. I was absolutely dying to know if I got the ones I wanted back or not... I was so, so nervous. My gamma chi knew how I was feeling though and she gave me my list first, and smiled and gave me a hug after I found
ABILENE and
DALLAS back!!!!!! I went crazy. This was the best day since round 1!
So first I headed to
ABILENE. Going in, I was expecting to have a nice experience, but I still couldn't wait to get to
DALLAS. First we sat down in one of the rooms to speak to some girls. I really liked the girl I talked to- we had a lot in common, even looked a little alike, and then she brought up Harry Potter which was a great surprise (I LOVE Harry Potter.) Then we watched a video (which stressed a quality very dear to me) and went to a different room for a presentation and to chat with a different host. I had a great connection with the girl I spoke to here, which was odd since I had met her the first day and we had sort of an awkward encounter. She seemed like she had a similar time with her rush as I was having, and she addressed one of my concerns about joining a sorority without me even having to ask about it. I could tell we were a lot alike. And then she said something about what she believes the house means that just blew me away. When we got up to leave, she told me she hoped I got to join the house where I would be happiest. I was actually sad. I had such a great experience. I didn't feel like these girls were holding me to any sort of standard and I truly felt like I fit in. Which...... sucked. I was hoping to not have an issue with filling out my bid card....
That conflicted feeling followed me to
DALLAS. The process was very similar, again. We talked to girls, watched a presentation, and then talked to more girls. And...... I was not blown away. I felt like every girl looking at me was expecting something, I wasn't impressed by their presentation, and I didn't like some of the things they said. I did like most of the girls I talked to, I just couldn't see myself with them. Also, there were no mentions of Harry Potter....
I was in the best mood ever that morning and it was crazy how much it had changed by the end of Pref day. I was so conflicted. I talked with one of the counselor sort of people, and she gave the advice to go with the one I liked best overall- So, because I had 3/4 great days at
DALLAS, and 2/4 great days at
ABILENE, I ranked 1.
DALLAS and 2.
ABILENE. And for the rest of the night I prayed to be put in the house that I belonged (and I also prayed a little for that house to be
DALLAS.)